IBM announces new data management solution with new technologies and e-business capabilities.
Singapore, 17 April 2000 - IBM has released its new DB2 Universal Database Version 7, to make it simpler for dot-coms and large corporations that want to conduct B2B activities on the Internet.
"The brand new database offers the new generation Web businesses the power, performance and technology possibilities they need to gain a competitive edge," said Srikanth Ramachandran, software and e-business marketing manager of IBM ASEAN/South Asia.
The new solution has already made its mark as with innovative B2B and e-marketplace applications companies like Ariba, i2, Works.com, Global Freight Exchange (GF-X), adtender.com and Freight Traders. Worldwide and in Asia, other names using DB2's e-business technology are SciQuest.com, Mitsubishi Trust Bank, Honda Motor, Kirin Breweries, Japan Airlines, United Overseas Bank, Guangzhou Railway and Xinhua News Agency.
The new database included specific enhancements for the dot-com community:
DB2 also offers integrated business intelligence capabilities including:
The IBM Content Manager, an integrated portfolio of products - driven by DB2 Universal Database - is designed for the creation, capture, storage management and distribution of digital content.
With the new version of DB2, Content Manager customers have an even quicker, more robust and secure tool for capturing and integrating different digital content, such as:
In response to market demands, IBM has also made it very much easier and faster for customers to migrate from Oracle, Microsoft, Sybase and Informix databases to DB2. This was done with the addition of strong integrated functionalities, as well as possibilities of migration tools and services to aid customers migrate their applications from other databases to DB2.
New functions easing the migration to the database include:
About DB2 Universal Database
DB2 Universal Database combines integrated power for business intelligence, content management, enterprise information
portals and e-business with industry-leading performance and reliability to drive the most demanding industry solutions.
DB2 partners include CRM provider Siebel, as well as SAP, PeopleSoft, Baan and others.
The beta release of DB2 Universal Database Version 7 is available to be downloaded here. The product will be generally available in mid-2000 on a variety of Unix platforms, including IBM AIX, Solaris, HP-UX and NUMA-Q, as well as Linux, MS Windows NT and Windows 2000, and IBM OS/2. Pricing will be revealed later.
Pricing will be announced at the time of general availability.